Dwight Howard was asked on Tuesday if he wants to be traded from the Los Angeles Lakers."I just want to win, right now, where I'm at," said Howard.Howard made several comments during All-Star Weekend to suggest he was far from happy with his situation with the Lakers.Mitch Kupchak has repeatedly said both privately and publicly that the Lakers will not trade Howard before Thursday's deadline.Via Mike Bresnahan/Los Angeles Times

What does saying he doesn't want to be traded have anything to do with contract negotiation. That doesn't mean he will resign. Just means he doesn't want to go to a team he didn't want to go to.

Well, if Dwight said he wanted to be traded, he could go to his beloved Nets. If he was traded to any team, he would be able to re-sign there for an extra year and $30 million more than he would as a free agent. So if he wanted out, he would prefer to be traded.

Dan Fegan is working his magic right now. Everything we are hearing from Howard has been calculated and predetermined. The ONLY reason Dan has him not saying anything in an absolute is because he wants Dwight to get that $117m. Dan knows the story of injured big men that never go back to form, and hes not going to risk his client saying anything that could mean hurting his financial future.